Ending Point of mainland, Teknaf

Teknaf is the southern-most city on the mainland in Bangladesh. on the narrow strip running along the coast of Myanmar. It's a dusty featureless frontier town - this is remote Bangladesh and it feels like it. Electricity can be scarce, so having a flashlight for the dark evenings is wise. It  is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong Bangladesh. The name of the region comes from the Naf River which forms the Eastern boundary of the upazila. It shares the border with Burma. Teknaf Peninsula is one of the longest sandy beach ecosystems (80 km) in the world. It represents a transitional ground for the fauna of the Indo-Himalayan and Indo-Malayan ecological sub-regions. Important habitats at the site include mangrove, mudflats, beaches and sand dunes, canals and lagoons and marine habitat. Mangrove forest occurs in Teknaf peninsula both as natural forest with planted stands and mostly distributed in the inter-tidal zone. The Teknaf peninsula mangroves supports the habitat of 161 different species of fish.Teknaf reserved forest is one of the oldest reserved forests in Bangladesh.

Residency & Food

Hotel Ne-Taung, across the road from Keari Sindbad port. This government owned hotel is the nicest in the town, and it's right near the Keari Sindbad port, so handy if you're not interested in staying in the town itself. It's also got a decent restaurant

Sky View Hotel, across from the bus stop. It's dark and musty, but probably the best budget option.

Hotel Dip Plaza, a little south of Sky View. A little larger, cleaner and more expensive than Sky View.

There's a largish restaurant tucked behind the bus stop that serves decent food at decent  prices, and several more similar restaurants along the road behind the bus stand en route to the bridge.

Inquire at your hotel or at one of the local restaurants and you may be able to score some beer from Myanmar. Now Teknaf Turned into a Spot of Rohingya rehabilitation point.

Salt Field, Teknaf